The making of a patriot
Subtitle: Benjamin Franklin at the Cockpit
By: Sheila L. Skemp
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Critical Historical Encounters
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780195386578; 9780195386561
Subjects: Statesmen; Royal Cockpit (Whitehall, London, England); Biography; Causes; History
Description: In The Making of a Patriot, renowned Franklin historian Sheila Skemp presents a insightful, lively narrative that goes beyond the traditional Franklin biography--and behind the common myths--to demonstrate how Franklin's ultimate decision to support the colonists was by no means a foregone conclusion.
Table of contents: title: The Cockpit; title: Present at the Cockpit; title: Errata; title: Dueling conspiracies; title: Civil war.